| 释义 |
sa·nu·si
noun
also se·nus·si \səˈnüsē\
(plural sanusi or sanusis also senussi or senussis)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Muhammad ibn Ali as-Sanūsī died 1859 Algerian religious leader, founder of the Sanusi brotherhood
: a member of a Muslim brotherhood of No. Africa founded in 1837 who observes a strict and ascetic type of Islamic orthodoxy combined with a militant aggressiveness in pursuance of political goals |